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UDW Wins new Contract for Placer County Home Care Providers

Member of the negotiations team and Regional Lead for Placer
County, Seth Francois, hands a signed copy of the tentative
agreement voted on by the membership, to Eldon Lucy, Director
of the Placer County IHSS Public Authority.

 
Ballot counting.

Counting ballots — the new Placer County UDW contract (which
will be in effect until
December 31, 2009) was ratified by members with 262
return ballots and 258 voting “YES” for
a 99% Yes vote.

Ballots were counted January 5, 2007 at UDW Headquarters.

- CONGRATULATIONS TO PLACER
COUNTY! –

Thanks go out to the hard working home care providers who contributed
their time to the bargaining team, as well as UDW/AFSCME staff and
negotiations who made these raises and benefits a reality!

New wages for Placer County homecare
providers:

  • $9.00 per hour as soon as contract goes in to effect (pending
    next meeting of Placer County Board of Supervisors, January 23
    2007)
  • $9.50 per hour on January 1, 2008
  • $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2009

The new contract also includes health benefits for home care providers.

Placer County Page


Kern
County Homecare Providers Celebrate

2006-2007 Holidays at New UDW Office!

Open House!

Kern County homecare providers and UDW staff came together in the
best spirit of the holidays.  The new UDW office opened
in December, and workers came to the Open House to celebrate.
meet new friends and exchange gifts –  some were even able
to bring their clients.

All were looking forward to a great New Year — building friendships
and solidarity with other providers through UDW.


Kern is putting together a bargaining team to begin negotiations
for our next raise, and we have also begun a Labor
Management Committee (LMC) which is how we move forward and
address issues between contracts.  Both
of these activities are great ways to meet fellow care
providers and be involved in a positive project that benefits all home
care providers.  Join us!

Contact:

United Domestic Workers of America

301 H Street, Suite B

Bakersfield, CA 93304

(661) 321-0239 Office

(800) 851-7272 Toll Free

Santa Barbara members gather to celebrate

their solidarity, and the beginning of a New
Year
Santa Barbara members.
February 8 — Westside Community Center in Santa
Barbara,

— providers,
family, and clients enjoy food and music —

Volunteer Member-Organizer

Antoinette Bowman (Kern County Volunteer

Member Organizer) helping setting up

the February Bash 
Santa Barbara provider setting up music for the gathering.

Feel Good (Yes — that’s his real
name!) of Santa Barbara provided the entertainment for the

event.
Feel Good is also a home care

provider in Santa Barbara, and very

active in helping others through

participating in union activities.

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Donated flower arrangement.

Home care providers come together.

Home care providers coming together;
Feel Good,

Gracie Love, Valentina Chicas, Maria Stice (all
IHSS Independent Providers) and of Elva Munoz ADDUS.

Flower
arrangement, done by

Antoinette Bowman of Kern
County. 

The
arrangement was
given away

as a door prize.

Provider and her and family.



Deb Class of San Luis Obispo County talking
to Santa Barbara providers and answering their questions


Deb has been
working with home care providers


to help them with the
many challenges

faced in their work.

Provider and her family coming to enjoying the
festivities 

For more information specific to

Santa Barbara, see our

Santa Barbara
County Pages

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